Monday, November 27, 2017

Don't miss this!You have until 11:59 pm (mst) to put in your order and get free shipping! Nice Cyber Monday deal from Stampin' Up!Use the tab on the bar above to place your online order.Happy Monday!Trude

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Here's something fun for everyone...When you place an order in November and December for Stampin' Up! merchandise of $50.00 or more (not including shipping and taxes) I will send you a grab bag of Paper Crafting supplies worth at least $50.00.Each bag is different and may include; paper, pens, ink, stamps, punches, buttons, brads, ribbon, lace, twine, and other fun items to use in your scrapbooking, card making and other paper crafts.

Each order of $50.00 or more qualifies! That doubles the value of each order. Don't wait, order now ☺

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

So many things happening with Stampin' Up! right now.First there is the paper sale. They did this last year too. When you buy 3 packs of paper, you will get the fourth pack free! This sale goes through October and ends on the 31st.

There's also going to be 2 special coordinating Paper Pumpkin kits. This first one will come out in October and the second one in November. You need to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin before the 10th of October to get these 2 coordinating Christmas kits. See my Stampin' Up! store for more details.

And here is the Tuesday Tutorial...finally! ☺

I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by
email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to
my Tuesday Tutorial list (please send it to me privately to the email
listed in my contacts and put in the subject line "add me to TT list").
This list will ONLY be used to send out the Tuesday Tutorial each week,
it will not be used for marketing in any manner whatsoever.

Friday, September 29, 2017

Have you seen the Daisy Delight stamp set and paper that is in the current Stampin' Up catalog? It is real popular. I have seen so many projects on Pinterest that use that set. My friend, Kim, used the set to create this card that she shared with me.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

I liked this pine sprig when it came out. I thought I would use it a lot, but only managed to create a couple of cards with it.I decided to try a different technique with the ornaments. I used foil paper and I embossed it with silver and gold embossing powders. I do like the results. I stamped the pine branch over and over to get the look of a full Christmas tree.

I used both Ornamental Pine and Christmas Messages stamp sets to create this card.

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Last month I forgot to do a Tuesday Tutorial Christmas card, so this month I had to make sure to do one.This set is in the Annual Catalog, not even in the Christmas section. It has stamps for other occasions so that makes it a little more versatile.The quilt paper makes it cozy and fun.

I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to my Tuesday Tutorial list (please send it to me privately to the email listed in my contacts and put in the subject line "add me to TT list"). This list will ONLY be used to send out the Tuesday Tutorial each week, it will not be used for marketing in any manner whatsoever. Or download it now!

Thursday, September 21, 2017

I know a few people who make Thanksgiving cards and send them out, but it is too much work to do cards for Thanksgiving and Christmas (IMHO). But this set can be used for fall cards that say thank you to special people in your life. It is always good to be thankful and we need to incorporate it into our everyday lives, not just at Thanksgiving time.

I'm thankful for you...the people all around the world, who take time to look at my blog to see what I have crafted, and who occasionally leave a comment of encouragement or commendation. Thanks!

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

I am having a hard time giving summer up and one of the things that I always love about summer is all the strawberries that I find at stands and supermarkets! This stamp set is quite versatile, it has fall stamps in the set, but I thought that I would go ahead and make one more strawberry card before I turn to all the fall and Holiday cards.

I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to my Tuesday Tutorial list (please send it to me privately to the email listed in my contacts and put in the subject line "add me to TT list"). This list will ONLY be used to send out the TT each week, it will not be used for marketing in any manner whatsoever. Or download it now!

Friday, September 15, 2017

This Friday Friend Share card is from Cathy. It is interesting in that she used a mylar sheet for the front and embossed it with a snowflake pattern. Then she applied a snowman that was stamped on white paper and cut out.The inside of the card is also stamped with the sentiment and snowmen. I've included photos of the outside layer, the inside of the card and the completed folded card.Nice work Cathy. It's a unique one.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

I thought I would do something different with this card, so I made a tri-fold. The main image has a natural dividing line that made it easy to do. I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to stamp the two parts, but it would have been easier to just cut the stamp at that point.The folded card is 4 1/4" x 4 1/2". The flaps are both two and a half inches wide. It isn't real easy to tell from the photo that I heat embossed everything with silver embossing powder. It looks great on the Midnight Muse cardstock.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Anyone ready for a spot of tea? I used the new Hug in a Mug stamp set along with the sentiments from Balloon Celebration to create this card. I liked the delicate flowers on the Petal Garden Designer Series paper, so I thought I would pair it up with the tea cup. It would make a great invitation to a tea party. High Tea anyone?

I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to my Tuesday Tutorial list (please send it to me privately to the email listed in my contacts and put in the subject line "add me to TT list"). This list will ONLY be used to send out the TT each week, it will not be used for marketing in any manner whatsoever. Or download it now!

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Are you all done with weddings for the summer? Amazingly, I didn't have any to attend this year. I do have some from years past that I haven't scrapbooked.This page could be used as a wedding page, it could also be used for a birthday or a new baby. I'm sure there is a celebration that you could use this page for.

Thursday, September 7, 2017

I purchased this stamp set several years ago. I wanted to play with it and do some color blending and other watercolor techniques that I saw on You Tube. The set retired before I had a chance to play with it so it just sat neglected and unused on my shelf.So I decided that Throwback Thursday would be a good time to do some playing and sharing! I like how this card turned out. I used the new watercolor pencils for the Daffodil Delight areas and then I used an Aqua Painter and Melon Mambo for the Pink areas. After I had the flowers colored, I sprayed them with water to help the colors blend. Then on one of the flowers I added a little more Melon Mambo to some of the petal edges.I think this is a card that will go to my mom. She loves roses. She used to paint them too.

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

It still feels like summer, but the children have returned to school so we know that fall is very close. I'm going to enjoy these last hot days of summer and try to relax a bit before the bustle of fall and holidays arrives.Speaking of holidays, the new Holiday Catalog went live last Friday. You can check it out here, or I will send you one when you place a $50.00 order.

You can get the tutorial now by using this link. Or, I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to my Tuesday Tutorial list (please send it to me privately to the email listed in my contacts and put in the subject line "add me to TT list"). This list will ONLY be used to send out the Tuesday Tutorial each week, it will not be used for marketing in any manner whatsoever.
Have a blessed day,
Trude

Friday, September 1, 2017

Betty made this card for my birthday. She said she used a premade card base and added the flowers and sentiment.Good job Betty. Good luck with some of the other wilder graphics in the set! I'm not sure it would be easy for me to put a card together with bold chevrons and stripes in the background either.

Thursday, August 31, 2017

I bought this set from my neighbor's garage sale last Friday. Thought I would create a card for Throwback Thursday. It's not like I needed to purchase another Stampin' Up! stamp set, it was just a good deal and a set that I didn't have. It has an herb border stamp too.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Are you getting excited about the Holiday Catalog? It goes live in a few days ☺

I've already been creating Christmas cards for my classes in July and August, but now I have a whole new inventory to create with! Love it ♥

You can get the tutorial now by using this link. Or, I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to my Tuesday Tutorial list (please send it to me privately to the email listed in my contacts
and put in the subject line "add me to TT list"). This list will
ONLY be used to send out the Tuesday Tutorial each week, it will not
be used for marketing in any manner whatsoever.Stampin'
Up! has a new annual catalog. Get yours by ordering at least $50.00
worth of merchandise from my online store. I will send one to you! (U.S.
only)

Friday, August 25, 2017

Stampin' Up! has had quite a bit of "Coloring" paper lately. Paper that you can color with markers, ink pads, sponges, and spray bottles were the first to come out. Now there is paper that you can color with crayons and colored pencils in addition to the other techniques.Here's a card that Kim made with the colorable Sale-A-Bration paper. Love it! Thanks for sharing. She filled in the background too!

Thursday, August 24, 2017

We have had so much sunshine, over 50 days without rain! But rain is now in the forecast and it may ruin the Total Eclipse.No eclipse for this card. I have created other cards with this stamp set, but a baby card with it is a first.

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

This stamp set is so fun! I have created several cards with it. This time I decided I wanted to try something different so I created a Wedding Shower card. It is hard to tell from the photo, but there is Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper behind the stamped banner. If you click on the photo you can probably see it better.

You can get the tutorial now by using this link. Or, I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to my Tuesday Tutorial list (please send it to me privately to the email listed in my contacts and put in the subject line "add me to TT list"). This list will ONLY be used to send out the Tuesday Tutorial each week, it will not be used for marketing in any manner whatsoever.Stampin' Up! has a new annual catalog. Get yours by ordering at least $50.00 worth of merchandise from my online store. I will send one to you! (U.S. only)

Friday, August 18, 2017

This card is different than most of the cards I get from my friends. I usually get stamped cards, but this is one of those multi-layered 3D cards and it was created by my friend Betty, from Delaware, for my birthday.Thanks Betty! This is a pretty card.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

I like this Designer Series paper that Stampin' Up! has right now. It goes along with the Daisy Delight stamp set but it works well with other stamps set too. For instance, this Watercolor Wing butterfly stamp set.

You can get the tutorial now by using this link. Or, I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to my Tuesday Tutorial list (please send it to me privately to the email listed in my contacts and put in the subject line "add me to TT list"). This list will ONLY be used to send out the Tuesday Tutorial each week, it will not be used for marketing in any manner whatsoever.

Friday, August 11, 2017

Continuing with the ocean theme that I have going on my blog this week, I decided to post this Orca card by my friend Jeannie.I haven't used the dies that create the medallion. They look interesting. I think I could figure out many ways to use them.

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Last week, when it was over 100* for 3 days in a row, the beach was a very popular place to be. It was still in the 80's there, but that is wonderful weather on the Oregon Coast.I always enjoy going to the coast and would love to have been there last week. The traffic was very bad; bumper to bumper for most of the way between Beaverton and the beach. That's the main reason that I didn't go.I just stayed home and created a beachy card instead.

You can get the tutorial now by using this link. Or, I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to my Tuesday Tutorial list (please send it to me privately to the email listed in my contacts and put in the subject line "add me to TT list"). This list will ONLY be used to send out the Tuesday Tutorial each week, it will not be used for marketing in any manner whatsoever.

Thursday, August 3, 2017

We are having a heat wave! I hope that your weather is great. On the other side of the country they are getting massive rain storms and flooding. Crazy!This stamp set is called Pocket of Fun and is dated 2003. It is fun! And Stampin' Up! has another pocket stamp set out right now. It's called Pocketful of Sunshine.

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Hello,It's another Tuesday and I have a new Tutorial for you. It's my sister's birthday in a few days so I had to hurry and create a card for her. A special card for a special sister's 60th birthday.I used the Number of Years stamp set.

I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by
email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to
my Tuesday Tutorial list (please send it to me privately to the email
listed in my contacts and put in the subject line "add me to TT list").
This list will ONLY be used to send out the TT each week, it will not be
used for marketing in any manner whatsoever.Or download it now!

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

With this post I have posted 2 years worth of Tuesday Tutorials! Wow!This card uses the Bike Ride stamp set and the Layering Love stamp set. It is a quick and easy card to create.

You can get the tutorial now by using this link. Or, I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to my Tuesday Tutorial
list (please send it to me privately to the email listed in my contacts and put in the subject line "add me to TT list"). This list
will ONLY be used to send out the Tuesday Tutorial each week, it will
not be used for marketing in any manner whatsoever.
Have a blessed day,
Trude

Check out what you will get when you become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator in the month of July. Click Here

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Here's a very versatile stamp set and a quick and easy Christmas card to help you get started with your Christmas cards.The stamp set is Colorful Seasons and includes stamps for each season of the year. The borders are from the Father Christmas stamp set.

Here's the link to download it now. Or, I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to my Tuesday Tutorial
list (please send it to me privately to the email listed in my contacts and put in the subject line "add me to TT list"). This list
will ONLY be used to send out the Tuesday Tutorial each week, it will
not be used for marketing in any manner whatsoever.
Have a blessed day,
Trude

Friday, July 14, 2017

Here's a beautiful card by my friend Jeannie.It is a simple-to-create Christmas card.I thought since it is July, I would start posting occasional Christmas cards that my friends have sent. I am already getting Christmas theme Tuesday Tutorials ready to post and creating Christmas cards for my class attendees so they have ideas for their Christmas cards.

This cabin scene is so peaceful. It goes beautifully with the sentiment.

Check out what you will get when you become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator in the month of July. Click Here

About Me

I became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator at the end of 2011, but I have been crafting and stamping for many years.
My mother and her mother are/were into crafts, sewing, quilting, needle arts and passed the love of arts and crafts on to me and some of my siblings.
I am also an elementary school teacher. I guess that is why I like to share my interest in crafts with others!

Translate

Disclaimer

The content of this blog is the sole responsibility of Trude Thoman as an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator and the use of and content of classes, services or products offered is not endorsed by Stampin' Up!